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Experimental Probability Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Celine flipped a coin 100 times. She got heads 41 times and tails 59 times. What is the experimental probability that the next flip will be heads?

a)

41/100

b)

1/2

c)

59/100

d)

3/4

2.

A restaurant manager recorded the number of orders for each of four drinks available. The results are shown in the table below. Determine whether the following prediction is TRUE or FALSE.


About 16 of the next 50 drink orders will be for water.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

Which of the following best describes experimental probability?

a)

Perform an experiment to determine the probability

b)

Determine the expected probability of an event

c)

Perform a simulation and count the number of possible outcomes

d)

Use trials to count the number of desired outcomes

4.

Dylan made 15 out of 35 free throws.

What is his experimental probability as a simplified fraction?

a)

3/7

b)

15/35

c)

1/2

d)

5/7

5.

Kate spun the spinner 75 times and it landed on "3" thirty times.

What is the experimental probability as a percentage?

a)

20%

b)

30%

c)

40%

d)

50%

6.

A coin is tossed 18 times. It lands on heads 12 times. What is the experimental probability of the coin landing on tails? simplify the fraction!

a)
b)
c)
7.

Jill rolled a "5" fifteen times out of 20 rolls of a die.

What is the experimental probability as a SIMPLIFIED FRACTION?

a)

3/7

b)

3/6

c)

3/5

d)

3/4

8.

Sarah hit the ball 3 times out of 8 attempts.

What is the experimental probability (as a percent) that she will hit the ball next time?

a)

22.5%

b)

37.5%

c)

45%

d)

3%

9.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Peter picks one bill at a time from a bag and replaces it. He repeats this process 100 times and records the results in the table below. Which bill has an experimental probability of 725\frac{7}{25} for being drawn from the bag next?



ValueFrequency
$128
$514
$1056
$202

a)

$1

b)

$5

c)

$10

d)

$20

11.

At Van's Video Store, 30% of the children's movies are animated. If a customer randomly chooses one children's movie, what is the probability that the movie chosen will be animated?

a)

310\frac{3}{10}

b)

13\frac{1}{3}

c)

23\frac{2}{3}

d)

710\frac{7}{10}

12.

Beth will reach into the bag and randomly choose 1 balloon. What is the experimental probability that she will choose a green balloon?

a)

13\frac{1}{3}  

b)

25\frac{2}{5}  

c)

35\frac{3}{5}  

d)

23\frac{2}{3}  

13.

Maria tossed a coin 60 times and got tails 38 times. What is the experimental probability that the next toss will result in tails?

a)

22/60

b)

19/30

c)

38/60

d)

1/2

14.

A bag contains red, blue, and yellow marbles. After 50 draws (with replacement), 20 were red, 15 were blue, and 15 were yellow. What is the experimental probability of drawing a blue marble next?

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

3/10

d)

15/50

15.

During basketball practice, Alex made 24 out of 40 shots. What is his experimental probability of making a shot, expressed as a percentage?

a)

75%

b)

60%

c)

40%

d)

24%